Barley Variety Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations

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1 Barley Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations Central B.C. Barley Recommendations Grain Silage Maturity Early Medium Hulless 6 Row 6 Row 2 Row AC Albright AC Lacombe AC Metcalfe AC Hawkeye AC Lacombe AC Stacey Brier CDC Dolly CDC Dawn Kasota Jackson Duke Harrington CDC Silky Klondike Kasota (sd) Mahigan Klondike Mahigan (sd) (sd) - Semi dwarf barley Tukwa (sd) Barley Silage Yields (test plots) (kg dry matter/ha) Priestly Vanderhoof Dawson Creek Irrigated Dryland Dryland Dryland ; AC Lacombe Brier Duke Heartland Jackson Klondike Stander Virden

2 Barley Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations Barley Agronomic Characteristics Seeding Rate Barley is seeded at 84 to 112 Kg/Ha ( lbs/ac) While the seeding rate range have given equal yields, experience has shown that the higher rate provides more consistent yields and can overcome emergence stress, reduce the amount of secondary tillering, green kernels and produce earlier uniform maturity. Seed Treatment Choosing disease-resistant varieties and using certified, plump, treated seed goes a long way in the fight against plant disease. The cost of a fungicide or combined fungicide/insecticide seed treatment is a small price to pay for the amount of protection they can provide. Treated seed must not contaminate grain delivered to an elevator or be used for feed. Cereal seed should be treated to control true loose smut, especially varieties like AC Stacey that are very susceptible. Ergot Ergot can attack all varieties of wheat, barley, rye, triticale, and most common species of grass. Oat varieties are rarely attacked. Grain having 0.1% ergot is considered poisonous to livestock and should not be used as feed grain. Hulless Barley Varieties Hulless barley varieties have significantly less fibre and higher protein levels than conventional barley and therefore produce a higher level of digestible energy for monogastric animals. In hulless varieties approximately 12% of the lower yield can be attributed to the lack of a hull. Summary of Agronomic Characteristics Resistance to Head Type Relative Maturity Lodging Scald Loose Smut Other Smut Root Rot AC Albright 6R-R E P P P P P AC Harper 6R Med G G P F F AC Hawkeye 6R (H) Med F F P P F AC Lacombe 6R-Sm Med VG F P G P AC Oxbow 2R-R Med VG P G F F AC Stacey 6R-R E F G P G P Argyle 6R-SS Med-L G P P P F Bonanza 6R-Sm E-Med P P P P P Brier 6R-Sm Med-L F F P G P

3 Barley Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations Resistance to Head Type Relative Maturity Lodging Scald Loose Smut Other Smut Root Rot Bronco 6R Med G F P F F CDC Buck 6R (H) E-Med G P P P F CDC Dawn 2R (H) Med-L F G P P F CDC Dolly 2R Med G F P G F CDC Earl 6R (sd) Med EX G P G F CDC Fleet 2R E G G P P P CDC Gainer 2R (H) E-Med F F P F F CDC Guardian 2R Med F G P G F CDC McGwire 2R (H) Med - - P - - CDC Richard 2R (H) Med P G P F F CDC Silky 6R (H) Med VG G F F F CDC Sisler 6R-Sm Med G F P P F CDC Stratus 2R-R Med G P F F F CDC Unity 2R-R Med-L G P P P F CDC Yorkton 6R Med-L G P P G G Duel 6R-SS E-Med G P P F F Duke 6R-R (sd) E-Med EX G P F F Falcon 6R (H) Med VG G P G F Foster 6R-Sm Med G P P - - Galt 6R-SS Med G F P G P Harrington 2R-R Med F P P P F Heartland 6R-Sm Med VG P P F F Jackson 6R-R E G P P P P Johnston 6R-Sm Med P G P P P

4 Barley Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations Resistance to Head Type Relative Maturity Lodging Scald Loose Smut Other Smut Root Rot Kasota 6R-R (sd) E-Med EX G P G F Klondike 6R-Sm E-Med G P F F F Leduc 6R-R Med F G F G F Mahigan 6R (sd) Med EX G P G F Manley 2R-R Med-L G P P F F Noble 6R-SS Med G P P G P Otal 6R-R E P P P F P Seebe 2R Med-L VG G P G F Stander 6R-Sm Med-L VG P P F F Stetson 6R (sd) Med EX G P G F Tankard 6R-Sm Med-L G P P P F Tukwa 6R (sd) Med VG F P G F Winthrop 2R-R Med VG P P G P Abbreviations Head type : (H) - Hulless, 6R - 6 Row, 2R - 2 Row Awn type: Sm - Smooth Awn; SS - Semi-smooth Awn; R - Rough Awn Height: (sd) - Semi-dwarf Resistance: P - Poor; F - Fair; G - Good; VG - Very Good; EX - Excellent

5 Barley Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations Central BC Relative Grain Yield (test plots) Relative Grain Yield (% of Klondike) Head Type Relative Maturity Smithers Vanderhoof McBride AC Stacey 6R-R E Argyle 6R-SS Med-L Bonanza 6R-Sm E-Med Brier 6R-Sm Med-L Duel 6R-SS E-Med Duke 6R-R (sd) E-Med Galt 6R-SS Med Harrington 2R-R Med Heartland 6R-Sm Med Jackson 6R-R E Johnston 6R-Sm Med Klondike 6R-Sm E-Med Leduc 6R-R Med Manley 2R-R Med-L Noble 6R-SS Med Otal 6R-R E Winthrop 2R-R Med Abbreviations Head type : 6R - 6 Row, 2R - 2 Row Awn type: Sm - Smooth Awn; SS - Semi-smooth Awn; R - Rough Awn Height: (sd) - semi-dwarf Resistance: P - Poor; F - Fair; G - Good; VG - Very Good; EX - Excellent Relative Yields: Smithers 100% Klondike = 4000 kg/ha for the years and 1988 Vanderhoof 100% Klondike = 4960 kg/ha for the years , , and McBride 100% Klondike = 4470 kg/ha for the years , 1986,

6 Barley Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations 6 Row Barley - B.C. Peace Region (test plots) Type Days to Mature Yield % of Harrington Height (cm) Lodging Resistance Weight (lbs/bu) AC Albright feed P 52.3 AC Harper feed G 49.4 AC Lacombe feed VG 50.2 AC Rosser feed F 50.3 AC Stacey + feed F 51.8 Brier * feed F 50.4 Bronco feed G 53.5 CDC Earl feed( sd) EX 50.2 CDC Sisler malt G 51.6 CDC Yorkton malt G 52.6 Duel * malt Duke * feed (sd) EX 51.2 Foster malt G 50.2 Harrington 2r malt Jackson * feed G 52.3 Kasota feed (sd) EX 51.9 Leduc * feed F 50.0 Mahigan feed (sd) EX 52.1 Noble * feed G 50.4 Stander malt VG 53.1 Stetson feed (sd) EX 51.0 Tukwa feed (sd) VG 51.2 (sd) Semi-dwarf * data data Source BC Grain Producers Association Field Crop Performance Bulletin

7 Barley Descriptions and Central BC Recommendations 2 Row Barley - B.C. Peace Region (test plots) Type Days to Mature Yield % of Harrington Height (cm) Lodging Resistance Weight (lbs/bu) AC Metcalfe malt G 54.1 AC Oxbow malt VG 53.7 CDC Dolly feed G 55.0 CDC Guardian feed F 52.4 CDC Stratus malt G 53.4 CDC Unity malt G 53.7 Harrington malt F 53.6 Manley malt G 53.4 Seebe feed VG 54.3 TR 145 malt G 51.7 Source BC Grain Producers Association Field Crop Performance Bulletin Hulless Barley - B.C. Peace Region (test plots) Type Days to Mature Yield % of Harrington Height (cm) Weight (lbs/bu) AC Bacon 6 row AC Hawkeye 6 row CDC Dawn 2 row CDC McGwire 2 row CDC Silky 6 row Falcon 6 row Harrington 2 row malt Source BC Grain Producers Association Field Crop Performance Bulletin